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Gaddafi clings on in Libya and unrest continues in Oman, Yemen, Bahrain and Tunisia

Gabriela Pomeroy | 09:39 UK time, Monday, 28 February 2011

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Hillary Clinton has flown into Geneva toÌý todayÌýto talkÌýabout the crisis in Libya.

Colonel Gaddafi is clinging to power in Tripoli but seems increasingly cornered as rebels take over More army officers defected over the weekend in nearby Az Zawiya and an Ìýin Benghazi isÌýgetting on with ÌýEvenÌýthe Colonel'sÌý"voluptuous blonde" Ukrainian nurse has gone home.

Hillary ClintonÌýsaid: "We've been reaching out to many different Libyans who are attempting to organize in the east and as the revolution moves westward there as well ... we're going to be ready and prepared to offer any kind of assistance."

A refugee humanitarian crisis is growing asÌýthousandsÌýof peopleÌýhead for the each day.

And the wave of protests continues elsewhere in the Middle East today. In , people are again after clashes with police over the weekend. Hundreds blocked the road to an oil refinery calling for wealth to be shared, and hundreds more gathered in the central Globe roundabout.

In Yemen, tens of thousands of people today calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to go. In Tunisia, huge rallies over the weekend led to the resignation of the new prime minister. And in Bahrain,Ìýhundreds of have blocked access to the parliament today.

What do you think western foreign ministers should decide at their meeting today?ÌýAnd ifÌýyou're in any of these countries, what is your experience of the unrest ?

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